Traditional curtain raiser of yearly tennis calendar Australian Open 2015 will get underway on 19th January 2015 and will be played through 1st February. Swiss player WAWRINKA will be defending his crown in men’s championship while Na Li will be fighting for her crown in women championship. here is everything you need to know about Australian Open 2015.
Australian Open 2015 Schedule & Dates:
The first grand slam of the year 2015 will be played in Melbourne, Australia starting from 19th January and here are the confirmed dates of the competition.
| Stage | Dates | Time (Local) |
| QF Rounds – Day 1 | 15 Jan 2015 | 10:00 |
| QF Rounds – Day 2 | 16 Jan 2015 | 10:00 |
| QF Rounds – Day 3 | 17 Jan 2015 | 10:00 |
| QF Rounds – Day 4 | 18 Jan 2015 | 10:00 |
| FIRST ROUND | 19 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| FIRST ROUND | 20 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| SECOND ROUND | 21 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| SECOND ROUND | 22 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| THIRD ROUND | 23 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| THIRD ROUND | 24 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| FOURTH ROUND | 25 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| FOURTH ROUND | 26 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| QUARTER FINALS | 27 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| QUARTERFINALS | 28 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| SEMIFINALS | 29 Jan 2015 | 11:00 |
| SEMIFINALS | 30 Jan 2015 | 15:00pm |
| WOMEN FINAL | 31 Jan 2015 | 15:00pm |
| MEN FINAL | 01 Feb 2015 | 18:00pm |
Australian Open 2015 Prize Money Increased by 10%: $36.3Million
Australian Open prize money has been increased by atleast 10% for the women and mens single champions, which means both singles champions will take home more than $3 million total prize money. Rest of the breakdown will be decided closer to the event. here are overall package in different categories
- Men’s and Women’s Singles Category total prize money pool – ($26 million)
- Qualifying mens singles total pool – ($701,000)
- Qualifying round women total pool – ($535,400)
- Men’s & Women’s doubles total pool ($5,50 million)
- Mixed Doubles pool – ($456,250)
- Other events ($596,749)
We will do a dedicted post once the confirmed breakdown of prize money has been announced, which will have round by round info on how much every player will take home.
TV Channels Broadcasting Australian Open 2015 live on TV:
Aussie open is big grand slam and tennis fans all around the world are eagerly waiting for the competition because its the first grand slam of the year. So which channel will be broadcasting the Australian Open live in your region ? lets take a look.
| Country | Channel |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | SkySPorts NZ |
| United Kingdom | BBC |
| USA | ESPN2 |
| Middle East | Abu Dhabi TV |
| Selected European Countries | EuroSport 1 & 2 |
| Germany | ARD, ZDF |
| Holland | NOS |
| Spain | |
| France | BeinSports |
| South Asia (sub continent) | StarSports |
| Carribians | ESPN |
| Latin America | ESPN Deportivo |
| Canada | Sportsnet |